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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to not give to the eyes”.
Pronunciation
Verb
nie dać na oczy pf
- (intransitive, Przemyśl) to not allow oneself to be seen
- Bracia nie dali mu na oczy. ― The brothers didn't let him see them.
Further reading
- Aleksander Saloni (1908) “nie dać na oczy”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 337